The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-11-12
OF GENERAL INTEREST.


answer for.
Alice NJ. Longfellow. daughter of
the poet. has been chosen n member of
the school committee of Cambridge.
She is also one Of the trustees of the
Harvard Annex
Prince, fine Jersey bull belonging
TO a joint stock company. created a
sensation one day last week at Talla-
hassee by deliberately killing COW. 1t
is said that he lifted her on his horns.
threw her into the air. and killed her
almost instantly.
Even to people who have made
their fortunes, or have attained SO
much property that they are quite easy
rs 10 the future. the dead town has no
attractions. The evidence Of deca-
dencc can never be attractive. San
Francisco BUiletin
A natural curiosity exists in Fay-
ette County, Ind. known rs Shaky
Hill. 1t comprises about twelve acres,
and is occasionally subject 10 tremu-
lous movements affecting several acres
of land. This phenomena is said To
have been noticed for tifty-seven years.
A man has been selling patent
chuns TO the Maine farmers, taking in
payment notes payable on demand
and made mot transferable, and
pledging himself not To demand pay
ment within certain long period.
Then he changed the not to note,
and sold the notes. and the farmers
were called upon 10 pay up.
George ID. Ash, living near Hagcrs-
town, Md, is engaged in quarrying
stone on his farm, using dynamite for
the purpose. A steer belonging TO Mr..
Ash strayed into the quarry. and, find
ing the dynamite cartridge, ate IL.
The dynamite proved unwholcsomc
diet, exploding and bursting the ami
nal.
Rev. Adirondack Murray says Of
the lying capacity Of the French Cana
dian: There is a childish enthusiasm
about it that captivates you. He smiles
as he lies. He lays his hand on his
heart; he lifts his eyes upward; he en-
bellishes his little lie with sanity allu-
sions; he lies rs If he believed his own
lie.n
The Orlando (fla.) Record has
cat. II is "A black cat; IL Is also a gen
tleman cat His name is Satan, and he
acts that way. Last night he fell into
the ink barrel; the pressman made
some appropriate remarks in which his
Satanic majesty's name occurred fire.
quently. Then he (the caD walked all
over the poem editors desk and finally
went TO sleep in the waste-basket.
"Requies cat in pace"
The Savannah News pcrpetrates
the following: A lady at Indian spring
has hen that is quite curiosity. II
has a coat of hair in place of feathers.
Although it is only a chicken, still it is
a wonderful freak Of nature. II came
from flock of ordinary chickens, and
the cause Of its singular coat is mys-
terry. IL lays, sits and matches like
other chickens, and some Of its of
spring is like the parent, but she has
not yet succeeded in bringing them TO
From France comes the announce
ment Of newly-invented rotary print
ing machine, which is said 10 print.
superpose and fold publications from
two rolls Of paper, If so desired. Suit
able devices are providcd-thcre are
four cutting aud folding cylinders, two
Of which cut and fold the sheets from
one roll. while the other two operate
upon the remaining one. Each Of the
two pairs of cylinders are, however,
capable independently Of cutting and
folding the sheets --Pujltc Opinion.
The Roman Catholic authorities Of
Boston are planning to establish one
great common cemetery for all the
cities in adjacent parts Of the State, 10
which the railroads are expected 10 run
special funeral trains daily, the cars
going directly into the grounds and all
expense of carriages being done away
with, the undertaken carrying the body
10 the station, the city and the railroad
landing it at the grave. The Boston
a. Lowell railroad is said 10 be ready TO
run funeral trains at reduced rates il
such a cemetery is established. In Mex
leo they have special funeral cars over
the horse-car routes 30 the cemeteries.
The history Of the toothpick in this
country has a few curious and interest
ing features. Not many years ago a
man in South America, whose wife was
i'm the United States. whitfield out few
wooden tOothpicks and sent them 20 her.
In some way not now known the pro-
plietor Of a hotel obtained some Of
them and. learning who made them, he
applied for a supply. This led 10 large
sale Of the whitfield picks and finally TO
the establishment Of an agency for their
sale in this country. The toothpick
manemigratcd North and invented ma
chinery by which he turned out the first
year sixteen million two hundred and
fifty thousand picks, which has since in
creased % above that number per
month.
Within the past forty years numer-
Gus attempts have been made 10 intro
duce the English skylark into this coun-
try. Large numbers of the birds have
been brought over and liberated atvari-
Gus points from Delaware 20 New Eng
land. but without exception the birds
have disappeared at once and never
heen heard of again. except OCCASION